The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-17

and then he made a confession of horrible
crime-he had a shock and thought he was
about to die. The first words he spoke
about the murder were, Take him away,
Charliel Take him away! l see himl o, take
Barron awayP II can see him just as he
looked then. He called ON me continually to
take him away. He said he could see him
all the time before him. He was in this con-
dition all night. No one was there but my
half-sister and myself. He would have no
doctor.
"The next day he told me to go down and
get the Bible and he would confess all about
the killing of Barron. He made me take an
oath that would never speak a word of it.
He said the robbery was planned for Feb. %
1878, to rob both banks some time through
the day and night He did not give me any
Of the details about coming or going away,
but he gave me all the particulars of the
murder which weighed so heavily upon him.
he said Billy Scott kept watch, while he and
Cromwell went in. father ahead. They had
seen q man come out and go down stairs.
They thought no one was in there. Father
unlocked the door. They had keys for both
doors OF the bank and the outside door
They went in and locked the door leading to
the office. and before he knew it he stood
with .slungshot; struck him twice before
he fell; he tried to rise and he struck him
again, and Cromwell jumped down on him
and choked him, and then they gagged him
vault and locked the door. his hands fastened
behind him.
81 don't recollect whether father said they
choked him with rope or not; / think he
meant that Cromwell choked him with his
hand, but think he mentioned rope. He
said that they got bunch of keys belonging
to Barron. think he said they took them
from drawer. They didn't get much mon
ey. They got frightened at something.
Scott came to the door and spoke to them
once. They got out as quick as they could
He said they expected every minute that
some one would come In. When they went
out they locked the door and l think the out
side door. He said: Charlie, we never left
a trace.:not trace He said that over many
times when he was sick. Said he never
meant to kill him. Did not know he was
there when he went in, but they were pre-
pared for anything.
when he found he was not going to die
ne said ne was going to kill himself. was
| down stairs and heard the report of a pistol
l ran up stairs. Father had fired the revol-
| yer and took some of the backing from the
| barrel and made a spot over his eye and
thought he had shot himself. He pointed to
the spot said: For Gods sakes. father,
what have you done?' L am going to put
myself out Of the way. .',.Oh, no you Won't; /
sald. You win tell Of It the first time You Z
get into trouble he said. / told him never
should. He then said he was going to shoot
me, and while was on my knees begging
LOT mercy, ne held the revolver, which was
cooked, al my head and made me promise
over and over again not to tell. And for
nine long years | have never told any one
not even my wife-until could no longer
keep 1t. tell it now fairly aud without any
| hope for reward in any way or help. | feel
better since telling-I could not have en-
dured 1t much longer. feel as if great bur.
den was off my mind"